Three days ahead of the counting of votes in Punjab, the former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter’s residence in New Delhi. During the meeting that lasted for about 45 minutes, Capt Amarinder and Shah are believed to have discussed Punjab politics.
After the meeting that took place before the exit polls that predicted a clean sweep by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Capt Amarinder expressed confidence that the BJP-led alliance will do well in the state Assembly elections. When asked about the prospects of BJP-led alliance in Punjab polls, Capt Amarinder said: “I am not a pundit. I am not somebody who can predict. My party has done well. The BJP has done well. Let us see what happens.”
Further, the former Chief Minister said that his meeting with the Union Home Minister in Delhi was to discuss Punjab in general and had nothing to do about the elections. “Results are not declared yet. I had a general discussion with Home Minister. There'll be a detailed discussion after the results,” he added.
The meeting between the two leaders, three days before the counting of votes, has created a stir in the political corridors.
On the queries related to change in rules of Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB), and other related issues, Capt Amarinder maintained that he had not raised these issues during his meeting with the Union Home Minister, “but I have written a detailed letter to the prime minister on all these issues”.